Jackson Jambalaya

If someone can't leave their animal to go to a restaurant...JUST DON"T GO TO THE DAMN RESTAURANT.

I DON'T WANT YOUR MUTT SITTING NEXT TO ME AT AMERIGO'S!

We're having that problem also. "This one stops me from having PTSD and this one helps me with my pain." Both of them. Shi-teaters es'pecial by breeding. The dumb ass had a military ID signifying them as "service dogs." Go figure. Lady was crazy as a yard lizard or a shit house rat. Take your pick.

I actually take mine with me to places. But I get permission first. I take him to liquor store, chiropractor and other places such as Cups. One time I took him to the courthouse in Rankin and was parked in front of the chancery clerk. They could see him through window and told me to bring him in so they could see him. Jerk was spoiled rotten when I left.

If the establishment serves food....won't the health dept have a real problem with your bring in your chicken, snake, hamster, yada yada? Is that not a violation of the health/sanitation code?

Does anything trump the service dog? Like someone with an extreme allergy to dogs? If they are already there, do they have to leave because of the service animal they are deathly allergic to? (There are people that allergic to dogs or other animals.)

I LOVE animals and am all for the good they do people, but still, could there not be valid conflicts with services animals in some public areas?

slow news cycle there..... Cochese?

Many businesses throughout the nation are pet friendly as fleas are no longer a problem. In some big cities, restaurants have had a cat " on staff" to control rats, roaches, etc.
The two legged animals in a restaurant who cough,sneeze,don't wash their hands properly and have hepatitis are far more a risk than any four legged animal.
As for allergies, if we start eliminating that risk, then ban the sell of perfumes and a variety of chemicals and be sure to alert all customers to the use of any product with peanut oil .
Come on people, life has some inconveniences and risks. It's just as bad to have the government cater to YOUR dislikes as it is for them to cater to the needs of those with whom you don't identify.

Another reason to love San Francisco.

Some years ago, a friend of mine was telling me about his daughter's having an exploding diaper while they were having dinner at Hal & Mal's. I can't imagine anything my animals would do more disgusting than that.

I am one of those who is highly allergic to pet dander but it is not PC for companies to ban animals from their places of business. Companies will ban cologne before they ban pets.

The most striking fact about the disability community is that it is the most inclusive. I will never be black, and I will never be a woman, but I could become disabled on the way home. -George Will

When I lived in NYC in the 80's I saw teeny dogs in purses in most of the stores, many high end restaurants had resident cats for mouse patrol, and people brought their dogs in as well. Nobody had their panties in a wad and these were not service animals.
My blind uncle had a service dog here, and sometimes people would try to give him sh*t about that. Then one morn while he was crossing Hwy 80, a kid in a car ran him (and his dog) down in Pearl, killing both, and the police didn't even investigate the deaths. Kid didn't get a ticket and drove to work with brains on his windshield. Then again, Foster disliked him intensely because he (uncle) bitched so loudly and so often about there being no sidewalks in Pearl for blind people and their dogs (and others with disabilities) to use. But...I digress...
While in SF, people tied their dogs to a post. I can't recall seeing any lizards, but having worked with wildlife for 25 years, it wouldn't really bother me one bit. It's people whose germs I worry about, lol.